Marlee Matlin and Camryn Manheim to Exit Broadway's SPRING AWAKENING Before Closing Next Month
by BWW News Desk - Dec 11, 2015
BroadwayWorld has learned that due to prior commitments, Marlee Matlin and Camryn Manheim will play their final performances in Deaf West Theatre's Broadway production of SPRING AWAKENING on January 10, 2016. Their roles will be filled by Alexandria Wailes and Elizabeth Greene, respectively, and the show will close on January 24 as scheduled.
SPRING AWAKENING Broadway Revival to be Taped for Lincoln Center Archives
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2015
The producers of Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed Broadway production of Spring Awakening announced today that the groundbreaking musical will be captured for posterity by New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape archive at Lincoln Center on Tuesday December 8 at 7 PM.
Broadway Revival of SPRING AWAKENING to Offer Inside Look at Translating Lyrics Into ASL
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 24, 2015
An interactive American Sign Language experience will be held at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre prior to the Tuesday, December 1st performance of Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Spring Awakening, BroadwayWorld has confirmed. Producer and Deaf West Theatre Artistic Director D.J. Kurs, along with members of the cast, will lead an inside look into the process of translating the lyrics of Spring Awakening into American Sign Language. Signed words and lyrics from the show will be taught, followed by a sing- and sign-along.
SPRING AWAKENING to Offer Specially Priced Tickets in Honor of ADA's 25th Anniversary
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 18, 2015
Today the cast of Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed Broadway production of Spring Awakening, along with writers Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik and director Michael Arden, travel to Washington, D.C. to perform at the White House as part of a convening on Americans with disabilities and the arts, a celebration of diversity and inclusion.
SPRING AWAKENING's White House Performance Will Be Live-Streamed on 11/18
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 13, 2015
On Wednesday, November 18, the cast of Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed Broadway production of Spring Awakening, along with writers Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik and director Michael Arden, will travel to Washington, D.C. to perform at the White House as part of a convening on Americans with disabilities and the arts, a celebration of diversity and inclusion.
Producers of SPRING AWAKENING Revival Honored By Mayor's Office
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 19, 2015
Ken Davenport, Cody Lassen, Hunter Arnold, and David J. Kurs, producers of Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Spring Awakening, were honored this morning by The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities and Commissioner Victor Calise at the NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month) Awards, where they received the Champion of Change Award.
Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING Adds Two More Weeks to Broadway Run
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 18, 2015
BroadwayWorld has confirmed that an extra two weeks of performances for Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Spring Awakening have been added to the current Broadway run. The limited engagement will now run through Sunday, January 24 only at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). Spring Awakening is currently in previews and will open Sunday, September 27.